GOP tests budget workaround to fund ICE without Dem votes
TL;DR
Senate Republicans unveiled a two-step plan to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the rest of Trump’s term without Democratic votes, part of a bid to reopen DHS and end the longest partial shutdown; House Republicans are cautious and seeking assurances on immigration priorities, while Democrats push for affordability measures.
Topics:nationpolitics#border-security#government-spending#immigration#politics#us-department-of-homeland-security#us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement
- Republicans take first step toward funding ICE without Democrats’ help The Washington Post
- Senate GOP rams through blueprint to bankroll ICE, Border Patrol through end of Trump era Fox News
- US Senate passes $70bn funding plan for ICE, Border Patrol Al Jazeera
- Senate Adopts G.O.P. Budget, Defeating Democrats’ Affordability Proposals The New York Times
- Democrats warn GOP that partisan funding plan will come back to bite them MS NOW
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